Tennessee Employment Rate Up Slightly, but Better than US Average
Tennessee’s statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October 2023 came in more than half a percentage point below the national average.
The state rate was 3.3% in October, 0.6 of a percentage point lower than the seasonally adjusted national unemployment rate of 3.9%.
The October rate is 0.1 of a percentage point higher than September.
During the last 12 months, Tennessee employers added 40,100 jobs to the state’s workforce.
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Lucky Knott is a longtime broadcaster, sportscaster, and news reporter, having worked in radio here in the Sequatchie Valley and in Coffee and Grundy County for many years. You can hear his news reports weekday mornings and afternoons on The River 104.9 WEPG in Marion County and Country Roads 93.3 in Dunlap/Pikeville. He is also Editor for SValleyNow.com - Sequatchie Valley Now.
